Yes I Can!: Struggles from Childhood to the NFLAddax Publishing Group, 1998 - 40 páginas Today's kids can learn from Neil Smith. Yes I Can! gives kids a first-hand look at meeting their challenges head on. His book is colorful, with action packed illustrations, photos and inspiring text for parents and children to share. Yes I Can! is a true life-lessons book of inspiration. Defensive end Neil Smith of the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos, has made the Pro Bowl six times. Neil has a learning disability that caused him to have many bad days as a kid. "When I was in the first grade, I began to have trouble keeping up with the rest of my class tn reading. I was embarrassed, and I tried to hide my problem from my teacher. I fell behind in all of my schoolwork. Some of the kids called me a dummy. It hurt me a lot to be called names". "In the third grade, I found out I had a condition called dyslexia (dis-LEKS-ee-uh). People with dyslexia see letters backward. Even though I was glad to find out why I had trouble reading, I was still afraid of going to school. But my mom told me that the only way to overcome my problem was to face it". |
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... Raiders . The Kansas City Chiefs had not had a very good season in 1988 and were picking fourth . I had been invited by the NFL to come to New York for the draft ceremony . The day before the draft , I received a call from the Raiders ...
... Raiders helmet ? This must be a mistake ! I'm moving to Los Angeles with all the movie stars ! What is going on here ? I don't want to go to Kansas City ! " . I calmed down and gathered my thoughts . I realized how fortunate I was to be ...
... Raiders in the Wild Card game , but lost to Buffalo in the AFC Divisional Playoff game . But I made good on an old promise . I was selected for my first Pro Bowl . Since then , I've been selected to play in the Pro Bowl many times and I ...